The Origins of Knitted Fabrics
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An article by Braham Norwick arguing that knitting in the British Isles and Europe is much older than textile scholars have admitted. He reviews disputed literary evidence (Chatterton's Rowley poem, translations of Pliny, Ovid, Marco Polo and Odoric) and then turns to archaeological silver wire knitted chains and bands, including those in the Ardagh Chalice, and the Cuerdale, Croy, Ballinaby, Trewhiddle and Dura-Europos finds. It also discusses defining knitting by structure rather than technique. It ends with a 32-item bibliography and six plates of knitted wire chains.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1980
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 15
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